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        <addressline>Telephone: 01851 822750</addressline>
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    <language langcode="eng">English</language>  </langmaterial><note type="General note" encodinganalog="3.6.1"><p>Catalogue and collection level description completed by David Powell, Project Manager &amp; Archivist, Tasglann nan Eilean Siar, 12 March 2013.  Catalogued according to ISAD(G) (2000) and NCA Rules (1998).</p></note>  </did>
  <bioghist encodinganalog="3.2.2"><p>The Royal Air Forces Association (also know as the RAF Association or RAFA) was established in 1943.  It is a charitable organisation that provides care and support to serving and retired members of the commonwealth’s Royal Air Forces.

A branch was formed in Stornoway in 1998 and produced a newsletter for its membership three or four times a year.</p></bioghist>  <scopecontent encodinganalog="3.3.1"><p>Newsletters 2007-2011 (incomplete series)</p></scopecontent>  <arrangement encodinganalog="3.3.4"><p>Arranged chronologially</p></arrangement>  <controlaccess>
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    <subject source="">Retirement</subject>
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  <phystech encodinganalog="3.4.3"><p>Paper records</p></phystech>  <acqinfo encodinganalog="3.2.4"><p>Gift:  Mark Elliott via Museum nan Eilean : Accn A2013/003 (MnE SY0410)</p></acqinfo>  <accruals encodinganalog="3.3.3"><p>Further accruals are possible</p></accruals>  <custodhist encodinganalog="3.2.3"><p>Records held by a member of the association and gifted to Museum nan Eilean in 2012.  Passed to Tasglann nan Eilean Siar, February 2013.</p></custodhist>  <accessrestrict encodinganalog="3.4.1"><p>Open</p></accessrestrict>  <userestrict encodinganalog="3.4.2"><p>Reproduction requests are subject to preservation requirements.  Copyright retained by Royal Air Forces Association:  Stornoway Branch</p></userestrict>  <otherfindaid encodinganalog="3.4.5"><p>Digital and manual item level list available in the searchroom of Tasglann nan Eilean Siar</p></otherfindaid>
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